Dürer Pillow Challenge is a focused and engaging observational drawing lesson that helps students build confidence with drawing soft objects that have form through careful looking, tone and mark-making. Learning Objectives: Students will: Included in this download: Description This drawing lesson is inspired by Albrecht Dürer’s beautifully observed pillow studies and is designed to encourage […]
Teaching students to draw drapery is an excellent way to build their observational and shading skills — especially useful when developing portrait work. Inspired by Albrecht Dürer, a master of drawing fabric and form, this lesson helps students explore how light and shadow describe folds and texture. This lesson uses charcoal. It can be taught […]
During this gnarled twigs dip pen project, students experiment with dip pens, research Van Gogh’s drawings and then create a detailed, expressive dip pen drawing of a gnarled twig. Perfect! Optionally, if you need a shorter project, you could simply get students to create a dip pen drawing. Included in this download: Please note, there […]
Card Constructed Homes, inspired by Japanese sculptural artist Yukihiro Akama. This project is perfect for introducing architecture into your teaching in a creative and accessible way. Constructing sculptures from cardboard offers a cost-effective method to incorporate three-dimensional work into your curriculum, while encouraging hands-on exploration of form and structure. During this project, students will: This […]
You may already be aware of the truly exceptional virtual tour of Frida Kahlo’s blue house which you can see here. This handout has 10 questions that students answer as they follow the tour, designed to make them really look and engage with what they see. The 11th question asks students to research Kahlo’s life […]
This download uses the wonderful marks in Rembrandt etchings to inspire drawings and could be used as the starting point of a portrait or mark-making project. This download includes: There are many more mark-making, portrait and artist inspired art lessons on The Arty Teacher website.
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